Christian Cemeteries in Iraq Vandalized by ISIS Militants
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants vandalized a Christian cemetery and left a monastery and many homes ruined, based on an Assyrian news report.
On Nov. 27, ISIS militants vandalized two cemeteries in Kirkuk, leaving graves opened and the crosses and tombstone in ruins. Authorities failed to identify the individuals responsible for the said acts, according to the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA).
AINA published photos of the defiled graves and destroyed tombstones. The pictures show that the graves have been smashed open and the tombstones have been displaced from their original positions. Aside from that, AINA also listed 11 other Assyrian churches and monasteries that were attacked by ISIS....